... To th~e EDITOR of the ABERDEEN JOURNAL. 0 t A goorl deal has of late been written and spoken on the sub- ject of Lay Preaching, and some have been calling in question t its lawfulness. But may not those who can discern aright the signs of the times perecive that this question has already been settlod, and that conclusi vnly, by the Lord himself putting on Lay Preaching the seal of his ...

... DESPATCH OF FOREIGN MAILS FROM ABERDEE. DESTlINATIONS. Despatched.' Box Closes. _ America.--nitedStates,Caolffrin a, and British North America (by Every Friday. 11,50 A.!X . British Packet, via Liverpool) . . Ditto-(by U. S. Packet, via South- } ampton) ,,,******** Land EveryMonday. 1.4. p,, ., L Australia, Van Diemer's Ln td, ir New. South Wales, and Man- mofevhy 11.50 A.M. ;i ritius, via ...

... A meeting vas hbeldyesterdayin QueenS!reet 'Hetll, for the, purpose of::expressing sympathy 'with the Rev.Dr!Cheever ?? York,'in the ppainful position which he ?? pO onwbil~ e,,aslate'ybeen cajlled jon- to ioccupy .ithh. regard -to -slavery. The- chair was occupied by ihe' Lord Provost; 'and' amongst those. on the, platform were :Sir;John Melville, Rev. Dr Candlish. Rev. Dr G£thrie, 'Rev. ...

... orllthl ?? I it-4 li g., Mr f. A: LETTzn from I Rome represents Cardinal 'Autonelli as preventing refuros thre Piope !s -quite willing to enact, IT'is stated'that& )usts of Cicero and.Agrip.' pins, and -a. Btetae of 'Apolle,all in: bronze, ,were foimnd a short' tie. since in removing some, ,earth for earoad near Pompeii, and were, placed in.the musemna at Naples.. A CELLARDYKE fishing' boat ...

... ? IIvit-1,41, Initial*14turt. FRANCE AND, THE POPE. C A- Paris letter in the Nord ?? stated that the Popelhas written to' Cardinal Morlot, APPEAt Archbishop of Paris, to beg him to recommend the French bishops to display moderation in Thh their pastoral letters in the affairs of Rime-- when I rnoderation being necessary in order tnot to could thwart the good Iintentions of the- French appelli ...

... Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of tthe friends and supporters of the Sco tisb Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anti- imaid. was held in George Street Hall-the Lord Provost, and afterwards Bailie Black- adder, presiding. The meeting was opened wihb prayer by the Rev. De Clason, after which the Committee's report for the past year was read. The report intiimated that so far as ...

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... SECOND EDITION OF FRIDAY, Ir is understood that the Council of In l1h are not at present lenders of money. -THt; 24th Regiment is to be removed ir mn Aldershot to Queenstown, and will beemibdked in the Himaiaya.,;- 11 is now considered certain that none of the passengers and crew of the Blervie'Ctastle were saved. A collision is deemed the probable cause of the disaster. 'TaE Herald of the ...

... SPIRIT -0r --PUNCH. , ;, 1,11 - ?? , ?? ?? ~tts:~,MtL T :;~t-Tfe -chalk, pits,! of' England~,r. - . ?? ?? AN ODD ~Et4 .~oph~ t F,.frJie is un GlI ¶, I..1~ l ' 7 1XOYEL E Frarncis. ?? Grbhiin,' No~n ha~s b`een reqeiypg,, fom. the A Axe, conectd tiistie wli le I.~on qf-Inour.I-boe if t geson'~ his-rte i~4i~oiik)~' pro. ThIs ~'iiirsit be totally e'jpeisdkin.time-6 by ?? mn in te, tzmoon may ...

... ,SE'COND -E-.T iON uOJ? 'HURSDAY. jii;i ?? ?? ?? :. imv1 t r. lo6:: I) t ?? F- iRAOE d3- i' ' 'A'xi~ T~iui~sk~a ?? of today M,-tz ' etiie}i~ie ' in- -prese ttng his its dlaee iohEteit6r, delivered ai. boiilbete tbe EwrpeY6*'oiuti te-high pr9;'e h 'cedto'his.persoot51 Irtin'dIihip, adding that' oald bei t'ireeahie 'to 'his Mje'stjy t-sse tbe pletion a f-onsp ?? the relatiots. f d anr~nditsta td ...

... : D,. LIVINGSTONE - * (Freor the {Ilebe.),, A&t a meeting of. Ite J,~yal ~geophicai Society on:Mod- day eveMinD, Pi, SBaw, ?? of tieso0cietyrcad a paper giving th.e latest accounts of the OentralAfrican Ex- =eidtion, as transmitted by Dr. Livingstone. The paper was very lengthy, and only the most interesting portions were read. The first portion, which was dated May 12, 1159, and addressed to ...

... GLASGOW ARCIEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 6ib&O VVYY 4 .Llt'- Jl V VJ14 ?? 2.. XV A VISIT TO TME VALL OF HADRIAN. R The second meeting of the fourth session of this society th was held in the Exhibition Rooms last night Sheriff by Strathern occupied the chair . br The following candidates were balloted for and admitted- cii ,in;, aessrs. Joseph Bain,, of Westport; Al-G J. Penn, 77 ab West Nile Street; ...